Mathias Haeussler

Inventing Elvis by Mathias Haeussler examines how Elvis Presley, perhaps the supreme icon of 20th-century U.S. culture, was initially seen as deeply un-American. His controversial adaptation of rhythm and blues music and gyrating on-stage performances sent shockwaves through Eisenhower’s conservative America and far beyond. This book explores Presley’s global transformation from a teenage rebel figure into one of the U.S.’s...